British philosopher; professor at Durham University working on consciousness; a leading advocate of panpsychism and author of Galileo's Error (2019) and Why? The Purpose of the Universe (2023).
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Mystical experiences are genuine insights into the ultimate nature of reality, not just psychological episodes.
I take mystical experiences very seriously (and have had one myself), not just as psychological episodes but as genuine insights into the ultimate nature of reality.
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Psychic phenomena are more probable than the truth of Catholicism.
I think it’s more probable that there are psychic phenomena than that Catholicism is true.
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From one piece My Worst Performance Ever 2 beliefs · philipgoff.substack.com
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I think God is limited in power, which explains why there is so much suffering
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Mystical experiences are genuine insights into the ultimate nature of reality, not just psychological episodes.Their words
I take mystical experiences very seriously (and have had one myself), not just as psychological episodes but as genuine insights into the ultimate nature of reality.
From one piece Telepathic Mass Hallucination is More Plausible than Catholicism 2 beliefs · philipgoff.substack.com
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Setting aside deep moral intuitions on the strength of evidence for miracles sets a very dangerous precedent.Their words
I think setting aside deep moral intuitions on the basis of the evidence of miracles, as Joe and Ethan Muse seem to be doing, sets a very dangerous precedent.
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I think it’s more probable that there are psychic phenomena than that Catholicism is true.
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As things stand, the task of accounting for consciousness is partly scientific (establishing NCCs) and partly philosophical (explaining the NCCs).
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if the stage theory is true, then there is a very real sense in which everybody is about to die.
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A pain is essentially defined by how it feels, so knowing how it feels is knowing what it is.Their words
A pain is essentially defined by how it feels, just as a triangle is essentially defined by having three sides.
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The Humean view that motivation always bottoms out in desire makes no sense when thought through in detail.Their words
To my mind, the Humean view of motivation makes no sense when you think it through in this level of detail.
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One cannot consistently be both a realist about qualia and an anti-realist about value.Their words
Assuming Inverted Ian is absurd, one cannot be both a value anti-realist and a qualia realist.
From one piece I Do Not Believe Panpsychism 2 beliefs · philipgoff.substack.com
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Physicalism about consciousness makes no sense once the problem is framed correctly; he gives it only a 5% chance.Their words
IMHO physicalism makes zero sense once we’re thinking of the problem of consciousness in the right way.
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Panpsychism is the most probable theory of consciousness, at about a 55% chance of being true.Their words
Panpsychism: 55% chance of being true - Panpsychism is simple, elegant, and avoids unnecessary mystery.
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A Fortunate Universe: Life in a Finely Tuned CosmosTheir words
A Fortunate Universe: Life in a Finely Tuned Cosmos.
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Purpose in the Universe: The Moral and Metaphysical Case for Ananthropocentric PurposivismTheir words
This is Purpose in the Universe: The Moral and Metaphysical Case for Ananthropocentric Purposivism, by Tim Mulgan.
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God, Purpose, and RealityTheir words
God, Purpose, and Reality, by John Bishop and Ken Perszyk, is coming out this year with Oxford University Press, and I’m going to be reviewing it.
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UniversesTheir words
One of the most vivid ways of responding to that objection is John Leslie’s firing squad analogy, which appears in his book Universes, which we’ll be discussing later.
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I take mystical experiences very seriously (and have had one myself), not just as psychological episodes but as genuine insights into the ultimate nature of reality.
My Worst Performance Ever Said 22 Sept 2026
I think God is limited in power, which explains why there is so much suffering
My Worst Performance Ever Said 22 Sept 2026
I think it’s more probable that there are psychic phenomena than that Catholicism is true.
Telepathic Mass Hallucination is More Plausible than Catholicism Said 5 Sept 2026
I think setting aside deep moral intuitions on the basis of the evidence of miracles, as Joe and Ethan Muse seem to be doing, sets a very dangerous precedent.
Telepathic Mass Hallucination is More Plausible than Catholicism Said 5 Sept 2026
As things stand, the task of accounting for consciousness is partly scientific (establishing NCCs) and partly philosophical (explaining the NCCs).
Is it the Job of Science or Philosophy to Explain Consciousness? Said 5 Aug 2026
if the stage theory is true, then there is a very real sense in which everybody is about to die.
Am I a Spacetime Worm? Said 29 Jul 2026
A pain is essentially defined by how it feels, just as a triangle is essentially defined by having three sides.
Consciousness Is Not Physical Said 15 Jul 2026
To my mind, the Humean view of motivation makes no sense when you think it through in this level of detail.
Reason is Not the Slave of the Passions Said 17 Jun 2026
Assuming Inverted Ian is absurd, one cannot be both a value anti-realist and a qualia realist.
You Can't be Both a Qualia Realist & a Moral Anti-Realist Said 8 Jun 2026
Panpsychism: 55% chance of being true - Panpsychism is simple, elegant, and avoids unnecessary mystery.
I Do Not Believe Panpsychism Said 19 May 2026
IMHO physicalism makes zero sense once we’re thinking of the problem of consciousness in the right way.
I Do Not Believe Panpsychism Said 19 May 2026
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One of the most vivid ways of responding to that objection is John Leslie’s firing squad analogy, which appears in his book Universes, which we’ll be discussing later.
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God, Purpose, and Reality, by John Bishop and Ken Perszyk, is coming out this year with Oxford University Press, and I’m going to be reviewing it.
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This is Purpose in the Universe: The Moral and Metaphysical Case for Ananthropocentric Purposivism, by Tim Mulgan.
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A Fortunate Universe: Life in a Finely Tuned Cosmos.
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